Thread: eReader SCOOP!!! on TeleRead
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Old 12-03-2008, 01:56 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
The announcement said that eReader was being ported to Linux which is just a prelude to e-INK devices since they run Linux. Astak is still working with Fictionwise.

As to the DRM problem this could cause difficulty for the user of ePUB. Somehow it needs to be very clear which DRM a particular eBook is using. I suspect a new extension is needed for DRM content with a different extension for each version.

Dale
While I am all in favor of a truly all-encompassing ebook standard, I fail to see how eReader, in it's current form, would work with non-numeric-key e-ink readers - such as the Cybook - as there's no real way to enter the owner name and CC#/ID to 'unlock' the eReader-DRM'd ebook.

To be truly all-encompassing, any DRM'd ebook format would have to be able to work on devices not having key input. (Leaving aside the fact that DRM is a negation of ebook purchaser rights and the whole DRM/no-DRM argument.)

Derek
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